That statement is unequivocally right. It is true. Yeah, Accurate. When our nation was created, African Americans in half the country were slaves. They had no right to vote. Women had no right to vote [when our nation was created]. On the question of slavery, I've said many times, slavery is the original sin of America. It was a grotesque evil. I will point out, though, that how did we abolish slavery? (22:42–22:45)
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Asserts that women did not have the right to vote at the founding of the United States.
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